Chicken Kuruma

Ingredients:

Chicken ( with bone ) - 1/2 kg ( small pieces )
Onion -1 ( chopped )
Tomato - 1 ( chopped )
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tbsp
Green chillies - 4 nos
Curry leaves - few
Oil - 2 tbsp
Salt to taste.

For the paste:

Small onion 20 nos or large onions - 1 ( cut into medium size )
Red chillies - 4 nos
Fennel seeds (sombu ) - 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds ( seerakam ) - 1 tsp
Pepper corns (milaku ) -1 tsp
Curry leaves - few
Cinnamon - 1 no
Split roasted gram ( pottu kadalai ) - 1 tbsp.
Coconut - 2 tbsp ( grated )
Corriander powder -4 tbsp.
In a pan heat 1 tbsp of oil and fry all the items except coconut and corriander powder .when it turns to golden brown then add coconut and corriander powder and mix it. remove from heat After it cools down, blend to a smooth paste.

Method:

• In a pan heat 1 tbsp of oil add mustard seeds after pop ups add onion, green chillis and curry leaves and saute till brown.
• Now add ginger garlic paste fry 1 minute. Add tomato and fry 1 minute.
• Then add chicken pieces along with turmeric powder and salt.and saute till they start to turn white.
• Now add ground paste and mix well. add required water.
• Stir well. cook till the chicken is cooked thorough and desired consistency is reached.

Serve with paratha.
It goes well with Rice and Idly.

Chicken Curry (chicken kulambu )

Ingredients:
chicken - 1 kg
cinnammon - 2 small pieces
cloves - 2 piece
Fennel seeds - 3 tsp
cumin seeds - 2 tsp
khus khus - 2 tsp
chillipowder - 2 tbsp
corriander powder - 2tbsp
coconut - 4 tbsp
ginger garlic paste - 2 tbsp
red chillies - 4 nos
cashew - 4 nos
onion - 2 ( chopped )
tomatoes - 2 ( chopped )
oil - 5 tbsp
salt - to taste.

Method:

• Grind the grated coconut, corriander powder,chilli powder,turmeric powder,fennel seeds,cumin seeds,khus khus, and cashew nuts to a fine paste.
• Heat the oil in a kadai. Fry cinnamon sticks, cloves and red chillies.
• When fried add onion and stir fry untlil onions turn golden brown.
• Then add ginger garlic paste fry 2 minutes.
• Now add tomatoes and fry for a few minutes.add chicken pieces .stir well for a little while.
• Then add the grounded masala .Fry 2 to 3 minutes.
• Then add required amount of water and salt.mix well.
• Close with a lid and cook for 10 minutes on low flame or till the chicken pieces are cooked.
• Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
• Goes well with hot rice,chappathi,paratha.